The party of small government has unleashed a barrage of bills that forbid Michigan cities and towns from crafting their own policies relating to zoning, law enforcement, cigarette sales and the environment.

Michigan’s Right-to-Try law offers terminally ill patients quicker access to experimental drugs. More than two years later, not a single patient appears to have been helped. A Bridge Magazine investigation explains why.

Two commissions convened by Gov. Rick Snyder recommend dramatic upgrades to Michigan education and infrastructure. But the Republicans who lead the House and Senate want to shrink government, not expand it. Can anyone get them to consensus?